Senior Healthcare Support Worker

University Hospitals Coventry and Warwickshire NHS Trust

Ward 41 is looking for experienced healthcare assistants to join a collaborative and enthusiastic team. The service has recently expanded and we require senior healthcare assistants to support us with discharge planning and supporting the junior workforce. Ward 41 is a 36 bedded unit which has 12 Hyper-Acute Stroke Beds (HASU) and 24 Acute Stroke beds (ASU). The successful post holder will be dynamic and have a positive attitude.

Closing Date: Please be advised that this job advert will close as soon as sufficient applications have been received. Please apply for this job as soon as you can, if interested.

Main duties of the job

Are you looking for a challenge? Come and join our team of established Band 3's to support our junior workforce and support with patient flow and safety.

You will be required to rotate between nights and days and will also regularly take on the role of discharge co-ordinator, this will involve assisting and organising complex discharge planning working closely with the nurse in charge and the wider multi-disciplinary team to support patient flow within the trust.

Come and join our award-winning team of highly skilled professional nurses and healthcare assistants.

About us

University Hospitals Coventry and Warwickshire NHS Trust, rated as good by the Care Quality Commission, is one of the largest teaching Trusts in the UK.

We are extremely proud of our employees across our hospital sites, with high quality patient care at the heart of everything we do.

Boasting some of the most modern facilities in Western Europe, the Trust is renowned for being at the forefront of research and innovation as part of its blossoming reputation as a worldwide leader in healthcare.

We are proud to be recognised as a Pathway to Excellence designated organisation - please click the link for further details about this prestigious award. Pathway To Excellence - University Hospitals Coventry & Warwickshire (uhcw.nhs.uk)

By joining our exciting journey, you will form part of a passionate, talented team and will be able to access a wide range of learning and development opportunities. There has never been a better time to join our team.

The Trust is committed to building an organisation that makes full use of the talents, skills, experience, and different perspectives available in our diverse society. We want everyone to feel they are respected, valued, can achieve their potential and receive the most appropriate and relevant care. We will create an environment where the equality and human rights principles of fairness, respect, equality, dignity and autonomy are promoted and are part of the organisation's core values.

Job responsibilities

• Under supervision, will support trained staff in providing optimum patient care, ensuring adherence to Trust policy at all times.
• Responsible for own actions, ensuring all patient interactions/observations are communicated to the appropriate healthcare practitioner.
• Undertake agreed clinical and non-clinical tasks, extending range following training in defined practices. Ensure referral to the appropriate healthcare practitioner where appropriate.
• Demonstrate technical and/or practical skills to ensure optimum patient management e.g. cannulation/ECG/manual handling of neurosurgical patients.
• Organise own daily workload e.g. use and cleaning of identified medical and non-medical equipment (beds, hoists etc).
• Assist with personal patient care e.g. bed-bathing and feeding.
• Frequent processing of patient property and valuables, ensuring accurate documentation where appropriate.
• Support less experienced members of staff in their orientation to the ward and role. Provide leadership and support to more junior support workers.

Person Specification

Qualifications

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Experience

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Knowledge

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Skills

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Commitment to Trust Values and Behaviours

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Disclosure and Barring Service Check

This post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act (Exceptions Order) 1975 and as such it will be necessary for a submission for Disclosure to be made to the Disclosure and Barring Service (formerly known as CRB) to check for any previous criminal convictions.

Employer name

University Hospitals Coventry and Warwickshire NHS Trust

Address

University Hospitals Coventry and Warwickshire

£24,625 to £25,674 a year pro rata per annum

Contract

Fixed term

Duration

12 months

Working pattern

Full-time

Reference number

218-NM-B3-7142762

Job locations

University Hospitals Coventry and Warwickshire